● Guides

Guides for graded card collectors.

Measurements, terminology and display ideas, written by a studio that builds around slabs every day. Every number has a source.

01
PSA slab dimensions, and every other slab, in mm and inches
Most graders don’t publish the outside size of their holders, and the ones that do round it off. These are caliper measurements, side by side, with what each millimetre means when something has to fit around your slab.
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02
Trading card sizes: every TCG in millimetres and inches
Most games share one card size, a few use a smaller Japanese format, and sports cards are measured in inches. Here is every major game in one table, with what the difference means for sleeves, slabs and display.
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03
How to display graded cards without damaging them
A slab protects a card from fingers and dust, not from the room it sits in. Seven ways to show your graded cards, from a single stand to a lit cabinet, and the three things that do the real damage.
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04
What is extended art?
The term started as a Magic: The Gathering frame and now covers anything that lets a card’s illustration keep going. Here is what it means on cards, how it differs from full art and alt art, and what it looks like on a graded slab.
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05
Gifts for card collectors that they’ll actually use
Collectors are hard to buy for: they know exactly what they want, and it’s usually one specific card. The best gifts make the collection they already have look better. Ideas at every budget, and how to get custom art for their slab without them noticing.
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